When the CPO Forum gets rolling later this fall, not only will the industry’s leading certified pre-owned event feature some of the top automakers in the business, the conference will include reputation management and advertising strategies specifically tailored to the CPO market. For example, on the first day of the CPO Forum — which is […] [Read More]

When the Obama administration released finalized standards that will increase corporate average fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by model-year 2025, a dealer body leader and industry analysts again questioned the ramifications of what federal regulators want. Bill Underriner, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, […] [Read More]

Dealership CRM DealerSocket announced Tuesday it has integrated with RouteOne, so now customer and vehicle information can be pushed from DealerSocket to the RouteOne credit application network. DealerSocket highlighted that it has similar third-party relationships with several companies, including DealerTrack, vAuto, Kelly Blue Book, ADP and Reynolds and Reynolds. “DealerSocket is excited to integrate with […] [Read More]

The Dealer’s Auto Auction family of auctions recently hosted its first-ever Government Services Administration sales earlier this month, and has two on tap for September. The company’s Murfreesboro, Tenn., facility held a GSA sale on Aug. 15, and the Mobile, Ala., facility then held the second GSA sale on Thursday. Both sales were open to […] [Read More]

The public votes are in and the winners haved been determined. Toyota on Tuesday released the names of the final 25 winners in its 100 Cars for Good program, a national philanthropic effort awarding 100 cars to 100 U.S. nonprofits, over the course of 100 consecutive days. The winners were selected each day through public […] [Read More]

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Only a signature from the governor stands in between a bill to significantly change how buy-here, pay-here dealers operate in California from becoming law. The state legislature on Tuesday approved Assembly Bill 1447, the measure that would require a written warranty among other mandates. […] [Read More]

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings believes the trends that led to an increase in the issuance of subprime auto ABS are likely to continue through the end of the year. Why? Analysts said on Tuesday that they contend "lending practices are normalizing, and the trends that issuers […] [Read More]

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE CARMEL, Ind. — Dealer Services Corp. of Indiana on Tuesday rolled out a new mobile version of its website aimed at making it easier for store managers to connect to products and services. Officials explained the new mobile version of DiscoverDSC.com is accessible from any smartphone. The […] [Read More]

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Dealership CRM DealerSocket announced Tuesday it has integrated with RouteOne, so now customer and vehicle information can be pushed from DealerSocket to the RouteOne credit application network. DealerSocket highlighted that it has similar third-party relationships with several companies, including DealerTrack, vAuto, Kelly Blue Book, ADP and Reynolds and Reynolds. "DealerSocket is […] [Read More]

With the continued success and growth of e-commerce among automotive consumers, it’s becoming easier and easier for dealers to expand their inventory from the lot to the Web. Like all industries, you are only going to be as successful as you are credible, and this is magnified even more so when selling vehicles online. When […] [Read More]